Jack Wright (American football)
Charles A. "Jack" Wright[2] (October 30, 1871 – October 27, 1931)[3][4] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Washington in 1901 and at the University of Kentucky in 1903, compiling a career college football record of 10–4. Wright later worked as a judge after earning his degree from Columbia Law School in 1902. He died in 1931 after suffering a heart attack. At the time of his death, he was candidate for the Cayuga County judge as well as the city recorder for Auburn, New York.[5] He was interred in Indian Mound Cemetery in Moravia.
![]() Wright pictured in The Tyee 1903, Washington yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Moravia, New York | October 30, 1871
Died | October 27, 1931 59) Auburn, New York | (aged
Alma mater | Williams College (1897) Columbia Law School (1902) |
Playing career | |
1899–1900[1] | Columbia |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1901 | Washington |
c. 1902 | Columbia (assistant) |
1903 | Kentucky State College |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 10–4 |
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Washington (Independent) (1901) | |||||||||
1901 | Washington | 3–3 | |||||||
Washington: | 3–3 | ||||||||
Kentucky State College Blue and White (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1903) | |||||||||
1903 | Kentucky State College | 7–1 | 0–0 | ||||||
Kentucky: | 7–1 | 0–0 | |||||||
Total: | 10–4 |
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References
- "Columbia's Football Plans. - Wright May Be on Hand to Assist Morley in the Coaching. - View Article - NYTimes.com" (PDF). query.nytimes.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- "English Athletes Watch Yale Football. - View Article - NYTimes.com" (PDF). query.nytimes.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- Wright, J.A. (1918). Historical Sketches of the Town of Moravia, from 1791 to 1918. Press of Cayuga County News. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- Columbia University (1931). Columbia Alumni News. 23. Alumni Council of Columbia University. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- Thomas Tryniski (August 31, 2007). "Old Fulton NY Post Cards" (PDF). Retrieved December 14, 2014.
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